It has been awhile since I have blogged!! I have to confess that it has been awhile mostly because I knew that this post was going to be a hard one to write. The past few weeks have been filled with praying and tears, and happiness and more praying!! You see, God has...

We had Connection t-shirts made a few months back and gave them out at some of our summer events. Our friend, Shanda, has worked with the ministry for over 2 years now and not only did she pick out one shirt, but she needed three. It’s a common thing in our...

Last weekend we went on a retreat with our ministry partners, The Smiths. This was a time of rest, but more importantly, it was a time of connecting. With a house typically full of six children when we all get together, we had to make it a priority to get away and get...

One hundred eighty-two. That’s how many men, women, and children The Connecting Tree provided gifts for. Ages 1 month to 68 years. Two different languages. Many different skin tones. One hundred eighty-two. That’s how many Christ-followers it took to carry...